20TH CENTURY ARTS AND ARTIFACTS

MEXICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY (1)

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#6960









 










Early Large Taxco Sterling and Green Onyx Bracelet
A Unique Early Bracelet in the Style of Hector Aguilar.  Has 6 Large Marquise Green Onyx Stones.  Stones are Individually Bezel Set in Their
Own Links.  Bracelet is Weighty and Very Flexible. In Excellent Condition. Hidden Closer. Marked "Sterling Taxco" on the Back Side. (7"x 1 5/8") Weight: 80.75 Grams.		 $475

#6940











 



















Two Circa 1900 Old Tribal Islamic Base Silver Hinged Bracelets
Kazakhstan Area. Openwork Organic Stamped Design. Bayonet Closers. Unmarked. (Each 6 1/2" Interior x 2" High)
 		 $195

#6931








 











Circa 1940's Fred Davis Design Wide Silver and Turquoise Bracelet
A Twelve Link Flexible Design With Twelve Bezel Set Blue or Green Turquoise Surrounded by Silver Balls.
Marked "Mexico". Tests AS Silver. (7 1/2"x 1 3/4")

 		 Sold

#6923







 















Circa 1940's Large Los Castillo Taxco Silver Hanging Screwback Earrings
An Openwork Colonial Design With Target Faced Screw Backs. Hallmarked "Los Castillo Taxco 185". Tests As Silver. (2 1/8"long x 1 14"wide)		 On Hold

#6922









 
























Circa 1940's Taxco Silver Cuff Bracelet
A Wide Two Sectioned Cuff With Strong Spring Closer Four Long Swirl Tipped Feathers On Each Side. Outstanding Unusual Design. Hallmarked "ES Hecho en Taxco 925 Sterling Mexico". (4" Maximum Height x 1" Minimum; Inside Circumference 6" Minimum)		 $275

#6850







 		  

 

 

 

 

Circa 1940's Silver and Amethyst Link Bracelet
10 Bezel Cut Amethysts Are Mounted Down the Center of a Nine Link Flexible Bracelet. Each Banded Together on Both Sides and Connected To The Adjacent Link With a Round Wire. Surrounding Each Amethyst is a Group of Four Silver Hemispheres. (See Mexican Silver by Morrill and Berk, p.25 for a 1930 Example of a Similar Design by Fred Davis). For a Small Wrist. Hallmarked "Silver Made in Mexico". (6 1/4"x 1")

 $185

#6832









 		  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Circa 1950's Antonio Taxco Silver and Pearl Ring
A Spiral Ring With a Recessed Pearl Flower Inside an Oxidized Outer Silver Shell Mounting. Hallmarked "Antonio(in a Crown) Tasco Mota 925 Eagle 183". (Mounting 5/8"x 9/16") (Size 5 1/2)

 Sold

#6373











 


























Circa 1950 Taxco Silver Victoria Necklace and Dangling Screwback Earrings
A Dimensional Design With Arced Elements In Necklace. Pierced Openings Reveal A Deeply Oxidized Interior. Truncated Triangles Separate
Each Arced Element of Necklace. Box Closer. Both Necklace and Earrings Fully Hallmarked "Victoria Taxco Mexican Sterling 62 Eagle 12".
 (Necklace: 14"x 1/2"; Earrings: 1 1/2"x 1/2")
 		 $595

#6831







 		  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vintage Large Silver With Turquoise Ring
A Dome Shaped Form With 12 Blue or Green Turquoise Balls Mounted Inside Deep "Cups". Textured Sides.  Unsigned. Tests As Silver.
(1 1/2"Dome) (Size 7 1/2 - Adjustable)

 $135

#6828





 










Mid Century Santo Domingo Native American Turquoise and Silver Necklace With Jacala
Two Strands of Turquoise and Shells With Silver Handmade Beautiful Findings, Chain and Closure.
(30" Long Plus 4 1/2" Jacala. Unsigned. Weight: 103 Grams
 		 $285

#6824







 

 

 







Circa 1940's Signed Silver Belt
21 One Inch Discs With Target Centers, Each Surrounded by 18 Balls. Link Connectors. A Center 2" Diameter Hidden Hook and Eye Closer of Similar Design as Discs With A Dynamic Raised Pinwheel Around the Perimeter. Good Oxidation Throughout. Several Dents in Target Centers of Discs. Hallmarked "Sterling 925 GL____AD (Overall 28 1/2"long by 1" Wide; Closer Element 2"Wide)

 Sold

#6794









 

















Circa 1940-45 Hector Aguilar Taxco Silver Necklace
38 Glyph Design Half Oval Links With Dimpled Domes At Top. Triple Ring Connectors Throughout With A Hook Closer.
Pictured in Silver Masters of Mexico by Penny C. Morrill, p. 65. Hallmarked "Taxco 940 HA". (15 3/4"x 3/16") Weight: 100 Grams		 $1750

#6792







 
















Circa 1940's Cortes Modernist Dangling Unusual Screwback Silver Earrings
A Stylized 3-D Woman's Head in Profile Anchors a Larger Body. Good Oxidation on Each. Hallmarked "Sterling Cortes Mexico". (1 11/16"x 11/16")		 $145

#6790









 









 





Circa 1940's Signed Wide Silver and Abalone Link Bracelet
Abstract Linear Flexible Link Glyph Design. Signed "Taxco JC 925 Sterling Hecho en Mexico" (6 3/4"long x 1 1/8"Wide) Weight: 55 Grams

 $130

#6776







 


 

 








Old Navajo silver Stamped Beads
57 Graduated Beads. Center 27 Range From 13mm to 7mm in Size. The Rest Are 7mm in Diameter. All Strung on Silver Chain.
Fine Vintage Condition. Unmarked. Tests As Silver. (22 1/2" Overall Length)

 $265

#6763





 








Circa 1940's Heroic Victoria Taxco Silver Butterfly Brooch
A Deep Large Sculptural Image by Ana Maria de Brilanti, "Victoria" (1910-1999). Beautiful Patina. Pictured in William Spratling and the Silver Renaissance by Penny Morrill, San Antonio Museum of Art, p.29. Hallmarked "Victoria Taxco Made in Mexico Silver 139". (1 7/8"x 4 5/16" wide) Weight:54 Grams

 		 Sold

#6729





 










Mid Century Heavy Tribal Silver Ring, India
Face Textured Square With Rounded Corners. Four Concentric Squares With A Double "X" . Textured Shank In Two Levels With Knob At Back. Deep Oxidation Throughout. Unsigned. Tests as Silver. (Face: 1"x 1") (Size 7 1/2) Weight: 19 Grams		 $110

#6725







 













Circa 1950's Hector Aguilar Silver Ear Cuffs
An Unusual Design With A Large Leaf With Silver Balls on the Outside On One End and A Small Flower Form on the Other. Photographed in Silver Masters of Mexico by Penny Morrill, p.216. Hallmarked "940 JA (Stylized) Taxco Mexico Eagle 9". (Overall Size 2 1/4"x 1 1/2" - Adjustable)		 $325

#6711









 








 

 

 



Circa 1950's Miguel Melendez Taxco Silver and Chrysacolla Brooch and Earrings
Beautifully Made Atomic Age Pinwheel Modernist Design With Inlaid Chrysacolla Chips. Hallmarked "Taxco M(in a Circle - Melendez Maker's Mark) Eagle 3 Made in Mexico". (Brooch 2"x 1 3/8"; Earrings - Screwbacks 1 3/8"x 7/8")

 $185

#6700







 













Circa 1940's Navajo Silver With Turquoise Ring
A Bezel Set Oval Turquoise With Wire Braiding Around the Ring Face. Wide Split Shank With Stamped Snake Design. Marked "Sterling".
(Face: 1 3/16"x 3/4") (Size 7)		 $125

#6685







 












Circa 1940's William Spratling Silver Classic Shell Design Earrings
Cast Nautilus Screwbacks. Hallmarked "Silver Mexico WS Spratling Made in Mexico (Partially Obliterated) (1 7/8"x 7/8")		 $225

#6635





 









Circa 1948-62 Hector Aguilar Silver 940 Pin and Screwback Earrings
Round Shape With An Incised Swirl in Each Element. Hallmarked ".940 HA(Flared) Taxco Mexico". (Pin:1 1/4"diameter; Earrings:1"diameter)		 $295

#6630







 












Early William Spratling Modernist Silver Screwback Earrings
Round Form With Two Strips Coming From the Bottom of Form and Turned Under as in a Sardine Can Lid. The Bottom Right "Lid" Hangs a Bit Lower Than the Left. Signed "Spratling Silver". (7/8"x 5/16")		 On Hold

#6629







 










Circa 1948-1979 Unusual Silver Modernist Bracelet
Seven Flexible Parallelogram Links with Hidden Box Closer and Deeply Oxidized Recesses. Mark Illegible Except For Partial Eagle.
(7 1/4"x 3/4") Weight: 52 Grams		 $165

#6583





 







Circa 1940's Silver and Amethyst Brooch and Earrings
Large Floral Design With Silver Balls Between Each Petal. Solid Silver With Bezel Set Amethyst Cabochons. Early Closer.
Screwback Earrings. All Marked " Silver Mexico". (Brooch: 2 3/4" Diameter; Earrings: 1"diameter)		 $175

#6570





 







Navajo Silver and Coral Pin
A Beautifully Stamped Work. Bezels are Scalloped and Crimped. Signed "P.J.Begay Sterling". (1"x 3")		 $225

#6597









 


















Circa 1945 Victoria "Ana Brillanti" Dragonfly Brooch and Earrings, Taxco
A Heavy Silver 3-Dimensional Work. Brooch Photographed in William Spratling and the Mexican Silver Renaissance by Penny Morrill, p.29.
Both Pieces Hallmarked "Victoria Taxco Mexico (in a circle) Sterling 115". (Brooch:2 1/2"x 3"; Screwback Earrings: 7/8"x 1"))		 Sold

#6557







 














Circa 1950's Antonio Pineda Silver and Moonstone Screwback Earrings
A 3D Modernist Design of the Letter "J" With A Bezel Set Oval Amethyst Nestled in the Crotch of the J.
Hallmarked "Antonio Taxco (in a Crown) 970 Eagle (17?) Hecho en Mexico Silver". (1 1/16"long x 9/16"wide)		 On Hold

#6522



 




Large Spectacular Zuni Brooch/Pendant
Oval Silver, Turquoise and Translucent Stone Brooch/Pendant. Paved With Bezel Set Tear Drop and Round Shaped Stones With Two Interior Braided Ovals. Unmarked. Tests As Silver. (2 3/4"x 2 1/4")

 		 $295

#6448







 















Circa 1940's Signed Silver Hanging Earrings
Large Dangling Traditional Design With Open Interior Areas. Screwbacks. Hallmarked "JE Hecho en Mexico D.F. 925". (2 1/8"x 1 1/4")		 $125

#6438





 








Circa 1950 Los Castillo Taxco Silver Deco Brooch and Earrings
A Stylized Floral Design in a Pinwheel Form. A Version of this Work is Pictured in Mexican Silver by Morrill and Berk, p.88.
Hallmarked "Los Castillo 468 Plus Other Illegible Identification". (2 1/2"Diameter) Matching Los Castillo Screwback Earrings.
Hallmarked "Sterling made in Mexico 468". (1"x 1/2")		 $395

#6436







 












Circa 1930's Rigid Navajo Silver Cuff Bracelet w/Turquoise Stones
Three Elongated Bezel Set Stones in a Deco Style With Excellent Hand Stamping and Open Work. Marked "Sterling".
(5 1/2" + 1"Opening x 1 3/8" Maximum Width)		 $185

#6430







 













Circa 1950 Victoria Taxco Silver Earrings
Pierced 3-Dimensional Design. Screwbacks. See #6429 For Similar Design Bracelet. Hallmarked "Victoria Mexico Taxco Sterling Eagle 12 62".
(7/8"x 7/16")
 		 $110


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